Turf management educational programsThe following list includes many turf management programs in the United States, Canada, England, Scotland and Wales. GCSAA does not accredit or endorse any particular school or program. If geographical location is a limiting factor for you, call or visit the universities and colleges in your area, even if they are not on this list. There may be a program that can be adapted to your needs. To learn more about these particular programs, use the contact phone number in each entry. If you or someone you know is choosing a career in the golf course/turfgrass management industry, GCSAA's College Guide is a helpful tool. The College Guide features information about tuition, internship programs, length of educational programs, current research projects at each institution, facilities, financial aid, how to apply and who to contact for more information. The following key has been used to designate the type of program(s) offered at each school: A -- Graduate program |
AlabamaAuburn University Department of Agronomy and Soils 202 Funchess Hall Auburn University, AL 36849-5412 (334) 844-3952 A, B, F |
Faulkner State CollegeGolf Course Management Program 3301 Golf Shores Parkway Golf Shores, AL 36542 (800) 231-3752 |
Arizona
University of Arizona Department of Plant Sciences 303 Forbes Building PO Box 210036 Tucson, AZ 85721-0036 (520) 621-1219 A, B, E, F |
Arizona State University 7001 E. Williams Field Road Building 20 Mesa, AZ 85212 (480) 727-1585 A, B, E, F |
Arkansas
Arkansas State University College of Agriculture PO Box 1080 State University, AR 72467 (870) 972-2087 A, B, E |
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville Department of Horticulture 316 Plant Science Building Fayetteville, AR 72701 (888) 520-4678 A, B, F |
California
California Polytechnic State University Horticulture and Crop Science Dept. Agricultural Science Building Room 244 San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 (805) 756-2279 A, B, F |
California State Polytechnic University Department of Agriculture 3801 W. Temple Ave. Pomona, CA 91768 (909) 869-2214 A, B, F |
College of the Desert Turfgrass Management Program 43-500 Monterey Avenue Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 776-0173 http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu C, F |
Cuyamaca College Golf Course and Sports Management 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway El Cajon, CA 92019 (619) 660-4000 C, D |
Mira Costa College 1 Barnard Drive Oceanside, CA 92050 (760) 757-2121 C |
San Joaquin Delta College Division of Applied Science and Tech 140 Holt Hall 5151 Pacific Ave. Stockton, CA 92507 (209) 954-5230 C, E |
University of California Davis Department of Environmental Horticulture 140 Environmental Horticulture 1 Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 (530) 752-1011 A |
University of California Riverside Department of Plant Pathology 2317 Webber Hall Riverside, CA 92507-4596 (909) 787-4117 http://www.plantpathology.ucr.edu A |
Colorado
Colorado State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture 111 Shepardson Building Fort Collins, CO 80523 (970) 491-7019 A, B, E, F |
Front Range Community College Urban Horticulture Department 3645 W. 112 th Avenue Westminister, CO 80030 (303) 404-5550 C, D |
Northeastern Junior College Horticulture and Landscape Technologies 100 College Drive Sterling, CO 80751 (970) 521-6649 C, D |
Connecticut
University of Connecticut Department of Plant Science Young Building 1376 Storrs Road Unite 4067 Storrs, CT 06269-4067 (860) 486-2925 A, B |
Delaware
Delaware State University 1200 N DuPont Hwy Dover, DE 19901 (302) 857-6060 A, B, E |
University of Delaware The Office Of Academic Programs Townsend Hall Newark, DE 19717-1303 (303) 8331-2508 A, B, E |
Florida
Edison Community College 8099 College Parkway SW Fort Myers, FL 3919 (239) 489-9300 C, D, E, F |
Florida A&M College of Engineering Science Technology and Agriculture Perry-Paige Building Room 217 South Tallahassee, FL 32308 (850) 561-2644 http://www.famu.edu B, E |
Lake City Community College Golf Course Operations and Landscape Technology Route 19 Box 1030 Lake City, FL 32025 (386) 752-1822, ext 1225 C, D, E, F |
University of Florida Environmental Horticulture Dept. 1531 Fifield Hall Gainesville, FL 32611 (352) 392-1831 A, B, E, F |
Florida Southern College Turf Grass Management 111 Lake Hollingsworth Drive Lakeland, FL 33801 (863) 680-4335 B, F |
University of Florida 3205 College Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33314-7799 (954) 577-6300 B, C, F |
Georgia
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Environmental Horticulture Program ABAC 19 2802 Moore Highway Tifton, GA 31793 (800) 733-3653 http://stallion.abac.peachnet.edu C, E, F |
Berry College Animal and Plant Science 2277 Martha Berry Hwy PO Box 5003 Mt. Berry, GA 30149 (706) 236-1737 A, B, E |
Fort Valley State University 1005 State University Drive Fort Valley, GA 31030-4313 (478) 825-6211 B, C, E |
Gwinnett Technical College 2029 Hunter's Branch Court Lawrenceville, GA 30043 (770) 442-8881 http://www.gwinnetttechnicalcollege.com B, C, E |
North Georgia Technical College PO Box 65 Clarksville, GA 30523 (706) 754-7725 C |
University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Science 3111 Plant Science Building Athens, GA 30602 (706) 542-2461 A, B, E, F |
HawaiiUniversity of Hawaii Department of Tropical Plant & Soil Science St. John Plant Science Lab Room 102 3190 Maile Way Honolulu, HI 96822 http://www.uhm.hawaii.edu (808) 956-8351 A, B |
Idaho
University of Idaho Department of PSES PO Box 442339 Moscow, ID 83844-2339 (208) 885-6274 A, B, E |
Illinois
College of DuPage Ornamental Horticulture Department 425 Fawell Blvd. Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599 (630) 942-2800 A, B, E |
Danville Area Community College Ornamental Horticulture Program 2000 E. Main Street Danville, IL 61832 (217) 443-3222 http://www.dacc.cc.il.us C, D |
Illinois Central College Horticulture Program 5 Technical Building One College Drive East Peoria, IL 61635 (306) 694-5122 C |
Joliet Junior College Horticulture Sciences Room A-1019 1215 Houbolt Ave. Joliet, IL 60431 (815) 729-9020 C, D |
Kishwaukee College Department of Horticulture 21193 Malta Road Malta, IL 60150 (815) 825-2086, ext 283 C, D, E, F |
Southern Illinois University – Carbondale Department of Plant Soil & General Agriculture Mailcode 4415 Carbondale, IL 62901-44115 (618) 453-2496 A, B, E, F |
University of Illinois – Urbana Department of Natural Resources and Environment W-503 Turner Hall 1102 S. Goodwin Drive Urbana, IL 61801 (217) 333-2770 A, B, E, F |
William Rainey Harper College Plant Science Technology Program 1200 W. Algonquin Road Palatine, IL 60067 (847) 925-6000 C, D
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Indiana
Purdue University Department of Agronomy 915 W State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 (765) 494-4773 A, B, C, E, F |
Tri-State University 1 University Avenue Angola, IN 46703-1764 (260) 665-4203 C |
Iowa
Hawkeye Community College Horticulture Program 1501 East Orange Road PO Box 8015 Waterloo, IA 50704 (319) 296-4000 C |
Indian Hills Community College 525 Grandview Ottumwa, IA 52501 (800) 726-2585 C, E |
Iowa Lakes Community College Horticulture Department 3200 College Drive Emmetsburg, IA 50536 (712) 362-2604 C |
Iowa State University Department of Horticulture 106 Horticulture Building Ames, IA 50011 (515) 294-2751 A, B, E |
Upper Iowa University Two Plus Two Program 605 Washington St. PO Box 1857 Fayette, IA 52142-1857 (800) 553-4150 B |
Kirkwood Community College Agricultural Sciences Department 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. PO Box 2068 Cedar Rapids, IA 52406 (319) 398-4944 C, E |
Western Iowa Tech Comm. College Horticulture-Turfgrass Management PO Box 5199 4647 Stone Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106 (712) 274- 6400 C, E |
Kansas
Kansas State University Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Rec. Resources 2021 Throckmorton Plant Sciences Center Manhattan, KS 66506-5506 (785) 532-6170 A, B, E, F |
Johnson County Community College 12345 College Blvd. Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 469-8500 C, E |
Kentucky
Eastern Kentucky University Department of Agriculture A.B. Carter Building Richmond, KY 40475 (606) 622-2228 A, B, E, F |
Morehead State University Department of Agricultural Sciences 325C Reed Hall UPO 0702 Morehead, KY 40351 (606) 783-2662 B, E |
Murray State School of Agriculture 103S Oakley Applied Science Bldg. Murray, KY 42071-3345 (270) 762-3329 A, B |
University of Kentucky Department of Agronomy N-222J Agricultural Science Bldg. North Lexington, KY 40546-0091 (859) 257-5020 A, B, F |
Western Kentucky University Department of Agriculture 269 Environmental Sciences & Technology Building #1 Big Red Way Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576 (270) 745-3151 B, C, E, F |
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Louisiana
Louisiana State University Department of Horticulture 137 Julian C. Miller Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803 (255) 578-2158 A, B, F |
Louisiana Tech University Agricultural Sciences Department PO Box 3178 Ruston, LA 71272 (318) 257-3036 B |
Maine
University of Maine Landscape Horticulture Program Deering Hall Room 117 Orono, ME 04469 (207) 581-2948 A, B, E |
Maryland
University of Maryland-College Park College of Agriculture and Natural Resources 1109 H. J. Patterson Hall College Park, MD 20742-4452 A, B, E |
Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts – Amherst Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 100 French Hall Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 545-2242 A, B, C, E |
University of Massachusetts – Amherst Stockbridge School of Agriculture 115 Stockbridge Hall Amherst, MA 01003 (413) 545-2222 C |
Michigan
Michigan State University Department of Crop and Soil Sciences A 160 Plant and Soil Sciences Bldg. East Lansing, MI 48824-1325 (517) 355-0271 http://www.css.msu.edu A, B, C, E, F |
Minnesota
Anoka-Hennepin Technical College Horticulture Department 1355 West Highway 10 Anoka, MN 55303 (763) 576-4700 C |
Rochester Community and Technical College Horticulture Technology Program 851 30 th Avenue SE Rochester, MN 55904 (800) 247-1296 C, D, F |
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Department of Horticultural Science 305 Alderman Hall 1970 Folwell Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108 (612) 624-5300 A, B, E, F |
University of Minnesota – Crookston Golf Facilities and Turf System Management Program 4 Hill Hall 2900 University Avenue Crookston, MN 56176-5001 (218) 281-8569 B, F |
Mississippi
Mississippi State University Department of Plant and Sciences 117 Dorman Hall PO Box 9555 Mississippi State, MS 39762 (662) 325-2311 A, B, E, F |
Alcorn University Department of Agriculture Morris/Boykin Ag Science Bldg. Room 102 1000 ASU Drive 750 Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500 (601) 877-6525 A, B |
Missouri
Central Missouri State University PO Box 800 Warrensburg, MO 64093 (660) 543-4111 B, E |
Linn State Technical College Horticulture and Turf Management Program 1 Technology Drive Linn, MO 65051 (800) 743-8324 C, D |
Longview Community College Grounds and Turf Management Program 500 SW Longview Road Lee's Summit, MO 64081 (816) 672-2000 C, D |
Northwest Missouri State University Business and Professional Studies – Agriculture 800 University Drive Maryville, MO 64468 (800) 633-1175 A, B |
Southeast Missouri State Department of Agriculture One University Plaza MS 6100 Cape Girardeau, MO 63701 http://www4.semo.edu/agriculture B, E, F |
University of Missouri – Columbia Horticulture Department 1 – 41 Agriculture Building Columbia, Mo 65211 (573) 882-3001 A, B, E, F |
Montana
Montana State University 119 Ag BioScience Facility Bozeman, MT 59717 (406) 994-5171 http://www.plantsciences.montana.edu A, B |
Nebraska
Central Community College Commercial Horticulture Department East Highway 6 PO Box 1024 Hastings, NE 68902 (402) 463-9811 C, D, E |
University of Nebraska – Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture 279 Plant Science Building Lincoln, NE 68583-0195 (402) 472-2811 A, B, E, F |
Nebraska College of Technical Agri. University of Nebraska Sports Turf Technology Program RR 3 Box 23A Curtis, NE 69025 (800) 328-7847 C, D |
New Jersey
The State University of New Jersey – Rutgers Cook College Department of Science Foran Hall Room 296C New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231 (732) 932-9711, ext 162 A, B, C, E, F |
The State University of New Jersey – Rutgers Cook College Professional Golf Turf Mgmt. Program Office of Continuing Professional Education PO Box 231 New Brunswick, NJ 08903-0231 (732) 932-9271 C |
New Mexico
New Mexico State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics Agronomy and Horticulture Box 30003 MSC 3Q Las Cruces, NM 88003-8003 (505) 646-3405 A, B, C, E |
New York
Cornell University Department of Horticulture Turfgass Science Program 134A Plant Sciences Building Itacha, NY 14853 (607) 255-4568 A, B, E |
State University of New York – Cobleskill Plant Science Department Hodder Hall Cobleskill, NY 12043 (518) 255-5644 B, C, E, F |
State University of New York – Delhi Department of Applied Science Farnsworth Hall Delhi, NY 13753 (607) 746-4410 B, C, E, F |
North Carolina
Central Piedmont Community College Professional Careers Division PO Box 35009 1325 E 7 th Street Charlotte, NC 28235-5009 (704) 330-4826 E, C, F |
North Carolina A&T State University Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design Carver Hall Greensboro, NC 27411 (336) 334-7543 A, B, E |
North Carolina State University Department of Crop Science 1215 Williams Hall Raleigh, NC 27695 (919) 515-7615 A, B, E, F |
Sandhills Community College M 107 Meyer Hall Pinehurst, NC 28374 (910) 695-3941 http://www.sandhills.cc.nc.us/turf C, F |
North Dakota
North Dakota State University Department of Plant Sciences Loftsgard Hall Fargo, ND 58105-5051 B |
Ohio
Clark State Community College Horticulture Industries- Golf Course Maintenance PO Box 570 Springfield, OH 45501 (937) 325-0691 http://www.clark.cc.oh.us/ C, E |
Ohio State University Department of Horticulture & Crop Science 257A Howlett Hall 2001 Fyfee Court Columbus, OH 43210 (866) 367-5268 A, B, E, F |
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Turfgrass Management Program 1328 Dover Road Wooster, OH 44691 (330) 264-3911, ext. 1327 C, F |
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture 360 Agriculture Hall Stillwater, OK 74078 (405) 744-5414 A, B, F |
Oregon
Oregon State University Department of Horticulture 4017 Agriculture and Life Science Bldg. Corvallis, OR 97331 (541) 737-3695 A, B, F |
Pennsylvania
Delaware Valley College Department of Agronomy and Environmental Science 700 E. Butler Ave. Doylestown, PA 18901 (215) 489-2334 B, E, F |
Pennsylvania State University Department of Agronomy 116 ASI Building University Park, PA 16802 (814) 865-6541 A, B, C, E, F |
Pennsylvania State University Golf Course Turfgrass Management Program 456 Ag. Science and Industry Bldg. University Park, PA 16802 (814) 865-0129 C |
Temple University Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture 1801 North Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 1922 (215) 204-7000 http://www.temple.edu B, C, E |
Rhode Island
University of Rhode Island Department of Plant Science and Entomology Alumni Avenue, URI Woodward Hall Kingston, RI 02881 (401) 874-2791 A, B, E, F |
South Carolina
Clemson University Department of Horticulture E-143 Poole Agricultural Center 50 Cherry Road PO Box 340319 Clemson, SC 29634-0375 (864) 656-6355 A, B, F |
Horry-Georgetown Technical College Golf Course Management Department 2050 Highway 501 East PO Box 261966 Conway, SC 29528 (843) 347-3186, ext 226 C, D, E, F |
South Dakota
South Dakota State University Department of Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks Box 2140A/NPB201A Brookings, SD 57007 (605) 688-5136 B, E, F |
Southeast Technical Institute Turf Management Technology Program 2320 N. Career Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57107 (605) 367-7624 C, F |
Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State University School of Agribusiness and AgriScience 1301 East Main Street Mufreesboro, TN 37132-0001 (615) 898-2300 B, E |
University of Tennessee Department of Plant Sciences 252 Ellington Plant Sciences Bldg. Knoxville, TN 37996 (865) 974-7324 A, B, F |
Walters State Community College Golf Course and Turfgrass Management Department 156 Technical Education Building 500 S. Davy Crockett Parkway Morristown, TN 37813-6899 (423) 585-2651 C |
Texas
Sam Houston State University 1803 Ave I LDB 222D Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1225 B, E |
Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Agriculture PO Box 1300 SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3000 (936) 468-3705 B, E |
Tarleton State University Department of Agronomy PO Box T-0050 Stephenville, TX 76402-0001 (254) 968-9223 A, B, F |
Texas A&M University Department of Soil and Crop Sciences 434 Heep Center TAMU 2474 College Station, TX 77843-2474 (979) 845-3041 A, B, E |
Texas State Technical College Golf Course and Turf Management Department 3801 Campus Drive Waco, TX 76705 (254) 867-4867 C, D, F |
Texas Tech University Department of Soil Science Campus Box 42122 Lubbock, TX 79409 (806) 742-2837 A, B, E, F |
Western Texas College Golf Course and Landscape Technology 6200 College Ave. Snyder, TX 79549 (325) 573-8511, Ext. 305 C, D, E, F |
Utah
Brigham Young University Department of Plant and Animal Sciences 275 WIDB Provo, UT 84602-5253 (801) 422-2760 A, B, E |
Utah State University Dept of Plants, Soils & Biometeorology 4800 Old Main Hall Ag Science Building. Room 314 UMC 5205 Logan, UT 84322 (435) 797-2515 A, B, C |
Vermont
University of Vermont Plant and Soil Science Department 12A Hills Building Burlington, VT 05405 (802) 656-0469 B |
Virginia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences 330 Smyth Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061-0404 (540) 231-6000 A, B, F |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Agriculture Technology Program 1250 Litton Reaves Hall Blacksburg, VA 24061-0404 (540) 231-9667 C |
Washington
Spokane Community College Horticulture Department 1810 N. Greene St. Spokane, WA 99217 (509) 533-7000 C |
Walla Walla Community College Turf Management Program 500 Tausick Way Walla Walla, WA 99362 (509) 527-2500 C, D, E, F |
Washington State University Department of Crop and Soil Science PO Box 646420 Pullman, WA 99164-6420 (509) 335-2615 A, B, E, F |
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Soil Science 263 Soil Building Madison, WI 53706 (608) 263-3633 A, B, E, F |
University of Wisconsin – Madison Department of Horticulture 1575 Linden Drive Madison, WI 53706 (608) 262-1490 A, B, F |
University of Wisconsin – River Falls Department of Plant and Earth Sciences Horticulture Program 410 South Third River Falls, WI 54022 (715) 425-3345 B, E |
Canada
Kwantlen University College School of Agriculture 12606- 72 nd Ave Surrey, BC, Canada V3W 2N8 (604) 599-3259 C |
Malaspina College 900 Fifth St. Nanaimo. BC, Canada V9R 5S5 (250) 753-3245 C |
Olds College 4500 50 Street Olds, Alberta, Canada T4H 1R6 (403) 556-8381 C, D |
Nova Scotia Agricultural College Plant Science Department PO Box 550 Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 5E3 902-893-6722 A, B, C |
Fairview College Box 3000 Fairview, Alberta T0H 1L0 (403) 835-6634 http://www.fairviewc.ab.ca C, D |
Laval University Dept of Plant Science Quebec, G1K 7P4 (418) 656-5693 A, B, C, D |
Seneca College King Campus 13990 Dufferin Street North King City, ON, Canada L7V 1B3 (416) 491-5050 C |
University of Guelph Dept of Horticulture Science Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1 (519) 824-4120 C, D, E, F |
England
Askham Bryan College Aksham Bryan York, England Y02 3PR 1904772211 http://www.aksham-bryan.ac.uk D |
Myerscough College Turf Science Myerscough Hall Bilsborrow, Preston Lancashire, PR3 0RY England 001995642211 http://www.myerscough.ac.uk C, D, E |
Oaklands College St. Albans Smallford Campus Hatfield Road St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England AL4 0JA 172 737000 D, E |
Plumpton College Pitchling Road, Plumpton NR Lewes East Sussex, England BN8 3AE 01273 892082 D, E |
Reaseheath College Reaseheath, Nantwich Cheshire, England CW5 6DF 01270625131 B, C, D, E |
Sparsholt College – Hampshire Sparsholt, Winchester Hampshire, England S021 2 NF 01962776441 B, C |
Warwickshire College Learnington Centre Warwick New Road Learington Spa Warwickshire, UK CV 32 5JE 0800 783 67 67 C |
Scotland
Elmwood College Cupar Carslogie Road Fife Scotland, KY 15 4JB 133 4658800 B, C, D, E |
Oatridge Agricultural College Ecclesmachan, Broxburn West Lothian, Scotland EH52 6NH 144 1506 854387 C, D |
Wales
Welsh College of Agriculture Northop, Mold Flintshire, Wales CH7 6AA 01352 841031 C, D, E |
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